Money and politics - european monetary unification and the international gold standard (1865-1873) - Couverture rigide

Luca, Einaudi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199243662 ISBN 13 : 9780199243662

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Money and Politics reconstructs for the first time the full history of the creation of the Latin Monetary Union (LMU), a long forgotten precedent of the Euro. It focuses in particular on the attempted transformation of the LMU into a European Monetary Union between 1865 and 1873. The use of extensive diplomatic and banking archives in France, Britain, Italy, and Germany has enabled the author to reconstruct in detail the intellectual debate concerning the gold standard and bimetallism, as well as the surrounding political and diplomatic manoeuvres, which in many ways anticipated the conflicts of today's monetary unification.

Einaudi's findings show that the project of a common currency was well received in central and southern Europe, but worked against the emergence of a united Germany, and was blocked by the Franco--Prussian war. In Britain, Disraeli declined to join the Latin Monetary Union, but in 1869, the new Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer saw the advantages offered by a scheme which appeared to be enjoying success on the Continent, and attempted to join the monetary union, thereby alienating and securing the opposition of both the City and Gladstone.

This book is written in an accessible and multidisciplinary fashion, and will appeal to economists, historians, and political scientists with an interest in the formation and readjustment of government policies. It also paints a fascinating picture for policy makers and all those concerned with current debates surrounding EMU and the British position.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Luca Einaudi is Senior Economist, Prime Minister's Office, Rome and Research Associate, Centre for History and Economics, Cambridge University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199243662
• ISBN 13: 9780199243662
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 254
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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